Bill Bliss

Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Seattle, Washington, United States

Bill Bliss is currently Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures. He has held senior roles including SVP, Product and VP, Customer Experience at Expedia, Inc., VP Emerging Technologies at Gomez, Inc., Chief Technology Officer at Klir Technologies, and General Manager at Microsoft. His expertise spans technology, product, and business strategy and execution.

  • Greatscale Ventures Venture Partner 2020–present · current
  • Retired Retired from Microsoft 2021 · past
  • Microsoft Microsoft Teams Platform Architect 2016–2021, Group Program Manager, Microsoft Teams 2015–2016, Program Management Architect 2014–2015, Partner Group Program Manager 2014, Partner Engineering Manager 2013–2014, Group Program Manager 1992–1996, General Manager 1987–2003 · past
  • Product and technology strategy, product management, strategic project management Consultant 2013 · past
  • Roadmap Integrity, LLC Managing Partner 2011 · past
  • VMware VP, Product Management 2011–2013 · past
  • Myspace, Inc. - Fox Entertainment Group VP & GM, Myspace Search and Recommendations 2009–2011 · past
  • Gomez, Inc. VP Emerging Technologies 2007–2009 · past
  • Klir Technologies Chief Technology Officer 2006–2007 · past
  • Expedia, Inc. SVP, Product 2004–2006, VP, Customer Experience 2003–2004 · past
  • The Whitewater Group Product Manager 1986–1987 · past

Education

  • Northwestern University BS, Computer Science · 1982–1987

Organizations

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  • Greatscale Ventures Venture Partner 2020–present · current
  • Retired Retired from Microsoft 2021 · past
  • Microsoft Microsoft Teams Platform Architect 2016–2021, Group Program Manager, Microsoft Teams 2015–2016, Program Management Architect 2014–2015, Partner Group Program Manager 2014, Partner Engineering Manager 2013–2014, Group Program Manager 1992–1996, General Manager 1987–2003 · past

Education

  • Northwestern University BS, Computer Science · 1982–1987

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